ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series— Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir of Florence”
2026-2027 ECMSA, Free Event/No Tickets Required
The ECMSA opens its 34th season with a blockbuster program featuring violist Luke Fleming, artistic director of the Manhattan Chamber Players, and cellist Abby Monroe.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: ECMSA—John and Linda Cooke Noontime Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Friday, September 11, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Luke Fleming, Viola
Luke Fleming holds the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Diploma, and Master of Music from the Juilliard School. In 2015, Mr. Fleming became the Founding Artistic Director of both the Manhattan Chamber Players and the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, and in 2024 he was named Artistic Program Director of Chamber Music Monterey Bay. He currently serves on the Viola and Chamber Music faculties of the University of New Orleans, Atlantic Music Festival, Festival del Lago, and The Woodlands Chamberfest.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Tharp Rehearsal Hall.
Fantasies and Nightmares—Elena Cholakova and Aaron Stampfl | Piano Duet Recital
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Performing works by Mozart, Schubert, Ravel and more.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Artist: Elena Cholakova and Aaron Stampf. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Elena Cholakova. Contact Email: elena.cholakova@emory.edu.
Sunday, September 13, 2026, 4:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Emerson Series—Jazz Meets Classics
2026-2027 ECMSA, Free Event/ No Tickets Required
This latest genre-blending program features two of the swingingest Duke Ellington transcriptions of two beloved works, with the hot Joe Gransden Big Band and the dynamic piano duo of Julie Coucheron and William Ransom.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: EMCSA—Emerson Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Bach's Lunch at First Presbyterian Church
The glory of three brass choirs spread around the room will echo across the sanctuary of First Presbyterian in a first-of-its-kind program for the ECMSA.
https://www.firstpresatl.org/getting-here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
ECMSA: Lawless Family Series - Invitation to the Dance @ Fernbank Museum
Dance along with the Vega Quartet and pianist William Ransom in front of the dinosaurs as they play a variety of waltzes, mazurkas, polonaises and tangos. Free with Museum Admission.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fernbank Museum.
Dr. Alexandre Frenette (Vanderbilt) - Emory Sociology Speaker Series
All College Events
University Event Topic: Academics. Career Development. Faculty. Graduate. Research. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Sociology Department. Building/Room: Tarbutton Hall. Cost: Free.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
TBD.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Rachelle McCabe, piano
Rachelle McCabe, professor emerita at Oregon State University, enjoys an international career having performed as soloist, duo pianist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as in China and Southeast Asia. She is the artistic director of Corvallis-OSU Piano International with its prestigious Steinway Piano Series, workshops, and outreach and educational programs.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Tharp Rehearsal Hall.
ECMSA: Emerson Series -- Waits Chamber Music Concert "The Old & The New"
Sat. Oct. 3: Experience the birth of a new work as the Vega Quartet gives the World Premiere of Tristan Schulze’s new Quartet written for them, along with the great Piano Quartet in C Minor of Brahms with guest pianist Rachelle McCabe.
Parking Directions: https://religiouslife.emory.edu/_includes/documents/sections/sacred-spaces/directions_to_cannon_chapel.pdf.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Cannon Chapel.
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series -- Concert on the Quad
If you like, bring a blanket and a picnic and dine alfresco while you enjoy beautiful brass music performed by the All-Star Brass Quintet on the Quadrangle in front of the Carlos Museum.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Emory Quadrangle.
Jazz on the Green
2026–2027 Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Celebrate Jazz at Emory with the Emory Jazz Combos in a free outdoor performance.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 6:30 PM.
Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Arts | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Jazz on the Green
2026–2027 Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Celebrate Jazz at Emory with the Emory Jazz Combos in a free outdoor performance.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 6:30 PM.
Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Arts | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Alan Woo, piano
Born in Arlington, Virginia, Alan Woo is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Peabody Institute, where he completed degrees in piano performance under Robert McDonald and Yong Hi Moon. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Georgia, he served on the faculty at Elizabeth City State University.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Tharp Rehearsal Hall.
ECMSA: Emerson Series -- American Masters
We celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States with a program featuring some of the most beloved music by American composers including the Adagio by Barber and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Timothy Miller sings, and the Vega Quartet and pianist William Ransom play.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta.
Emory Sound Collective and Wind Ensemble
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
A shared concert of classic and contemporary works for mixed instrumental ensembles, including an immersive program investigating the interplay of space, silence, and sound in bold new sonic territories.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Bach's Lunch at First Presbyterian Church
As part of his farewell tour as a flute soloist before turning to conducting and composing full time, one of the world's greatest flutists doing us to perform music from Bach to Jolivet.
https://www.firstpresatl.org/getting-here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Emory Choirs Family Weekend
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event | Tickets Required
The University Symphony and Chorus join forces to present Faure’s Requiem directed by Eric Nelson and Paul Bhasin.
The program also features the University Symphony performing Saint-Saëns’ majestic Organ Symphony with organist Jack Mitchener.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Dr. Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: paul.bhasin@emory.edu.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Ransom Wilson, flute
Ransom Wilson has long been recognized internationally as one of the greatest flutists of his generation. He is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was the Professor of Flute at Yale University from 1992-2023, is currently the Camilla Huxford Endowed Chair in Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama.
Recommended parking: Parking lot adjacent to the building on Burlington Road or Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Burlington Road Building, Performing Arts Studio.
ECMSA: Emerson Series @ Oxford College -- Gloria Chien, piano
Pianist Gloria Chien has one of the most diverse musical lives as an internationally-known performer, Artistic Director, and educator. She joins the Vega Quartet for a rarely-heard treat- Amy Beach’s romantic Piano Quintet.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Williams Hall, Emory University Oxford College.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Emory Choirs Family Weekend
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event | Tickets Required
The University Symphony and Chorus join forces to present Faure’s Requiem directed by Eric Nelson and Paul Bhasin.
The program also features the University Symphony performing Saint-Saëns’ majestic Organ Symphony with organist Jack Mitchener.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Dr. Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: paul.bhasin@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Emerson Series at The Breman Center -- Gloria Chien, piano
Pianist Gloria Chien has one of the most diverse musical lives as an internationally-known performer, Artistic Director, and educator. She joins the Vega Quartet for a rarely-heard treat- Amy Beach’s romantic Piano Quintet.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Breman Museum.
ECMSA: Bach Under the Stars
An all new version of this popular, magical program features the Vega Quartet both solo and all together.
University Event Topic: Arts. Science. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Fernbank Science Center.
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series— Robert McDuffie, violin; William Ransom, piano
2026-2027 ECMSA, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Violinist Robert McDuffie performs around the world as a soloist with orchestras, recitalist, and chamber musician, from the New York Philharmonic to concerts with R. E. M. and the Rolling Stones. He recently received an honorary doctorate from Emory University.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: ECMSA—John and Linda Cooke Noontime Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
Emory University Chamber Orchestra
2026-2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
The Emory University Chamber Orchestra performs conducted and un-conducted works with a repertory spanning five hundred years.
Recommended parking: Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Music Department. Event Open To: All Students. All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: instrumentalmusic@emory.edu.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Performing Arts Studio
1804 N. Decatur Rd. Atlanta, GA 30322.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Robert McDuffie, violin
Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie enjoys a multifaceted career. Mr. McDuffie is the founder of both the Rome Chamber Music Festival in Italy and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in his native city of Macon, Georgia.
Recommended parking: Parking lot adjacent to the building on Burlington Road or Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Burlington Road Building, Performing Arts Studio.
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Ticket Required
As one of the finest pre-college programs in the region, the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras comprises both Symphony and Chamber Orchestras featuring the metro region’s most talented young musicians.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Dr. Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: paul.bhasin@emory.edu.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:30 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Emory Chamber Ensembles
2026–2027 Emory Chamber Ensembles, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Emory Artist Affiliate coaches Sarah Dietrich, Michael Moore, and the Vega Quartet—Joseph Skerik, Emily Daggett Smith, Guang Wang, and Jessica Shuang Wu—mentor Emory student musicians for chamber performances, including string quartets, a percussion ensemble, cello ensemble, brass ensemble, and a piano quintet.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Dr. Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: paul.bhasin@emory.edu.
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 4:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Emory Collaborative Piano
2026-2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Piano students enrolled in Collaborative Piano class perform selections for 4 to 8 hands.
Recommended parking: Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Music Department. Event Open To: All Students. All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Elena Cholakova. Contact Email: elena.cholakova@emory.edu.
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 7:00 PM.
Performing Arts Studio
1804 N. Decatur Rd. Atlanta, GA 30322.
ECMSA: Bach's Lunch at First Presbyterian Church
Internationally-acclaimed pianist Andrew Armstrong makes his ECMSA debut with a program featuring Brahms’ powerful Quintet for Piano and Strings.
https://www.firstpresatl.org/getting-here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
ECMSA: Masterclass with Andrew Armstrong, piano
Praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique, pianist Andrew Armstrong has delighted audiences across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States, including performances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and Warsaw’s National Philharmonic.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Arts at Emory. Cost: Free. Contact Name: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Contact Email: ashatal@emory.edu.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Tharp Rehearsal Hall.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra with the Emory Wind Ensemble
2026–2027 Emory Department of Music, Free Event/No Tickets Required
Atlanta-based Bent Frequency joins the orchestra for the world premiere of a new work by composer Nina Shekar. The program also features Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Music Department. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Dr. Paul Bhasin. Contact Email: paul.bhasin@emory.edu.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.